ESTRO 35 Abstract Book

ESTRO 35 2016 S727

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Conclusion:

It was shown that the dose distribution and the

accuracy of TPS were better when the density of the balloon

material was similar to the density of surrounding tissue.

Especially when air is inserted into rectum, there is a

possibility of difference between actual dose and TPS

calculation. Thus, it is needed to look forward to find a

method to increase treatment accuracy using tissue-

equivalent inner balloon materials.

EP-1567

Investigation of dose buildup region from electron beam by

of polymer films and ionization chamber

E. Sukhikh

Tomsk Regional Oncology Center, Radiobiology, Tomsk,

Russian Federation

, A. Lysakov

, E. Malikov

, L. Sukhikh

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Applied

Physics, Tomsk, Russian Federation

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Laboratory

No42, Tomsk, Russian Federation

Purpose or Objective:

The use of the film when it is parallel

to the beam axis allows to obtain depth distribution of the

dose in water during “single shot” of the accelerator. This

method could be useful for characterization of the electron

beams of intraoperative accelerators due to the fact that for

this modality one needs precise knowledge of the dose depth

curve starting from the phantom surface. The use of

ionization chamber is routine technique but the spatial

resolution of the measured curve is worse. The purpose of

this work is to compare depth dose curves obtained using

Gafchromic EBT3 film and ionization chamber during

experimental investigation and Monte-Carlo simulation.

Material and Methods:

The experimental comparison of the

depth dose curves was carried out using 6 MeV and 9 MeV

electron beams of Elekta Synergy accelerator and 6 MeV

electron beam generated by compact betatron for

intraoperative therapy. The dose distributions were

measured by ionization chambers in the water and by

Gafchromic EBT3 films in solid phantoms. The film was

situated in different geometries, namely along beam axis and

across it. The simulation of the process was carried out using

PCLab software that allows simulation of the beam

interaction with the matter.The first geometry was absorbed

dose distribution in pure water that was assumed to be an

ideal case. The second geometry assumed film situated along

beam axis.The third geometry simulated ionization chamber

depth scan. The simulation was carried out for different

beam energies assuming monoenergetic beams. In the case of

water and film in water it was possible to simulate directly

value of dose in water or in the film sensitive layer. In the

case of ionization chamber the value of energy lost in the air

volume was “measured” as a quantity proportional to dose in

water.

Results:

Results of the simulation and measurement show

that the dose depth distributions obtained for water, film

and ionization chamber coincides well at depths deeper than

maximum dose. In the case of depths from the surface up to

maximum the dose “measured” by ionization chamber is

larger than the dose “measured” by the film and simulated in

pure water. The experimental investigation of the depth dose

distribution also shows that ionization chamber overestimates

dose values at small depths.

Conclusion:

Simulation and measurement results show that

depth dose distribution from electron beam in water

measured by radiochromic film is more precise at small

depths than the one measured by ionization chamber.

EP-1568

A Monte Carlo based modelling of a dedicated mobile

IOERT accelerator

M. Ghorbanpour Besheli

University Hospital, Department for Radiotherapy and

Radiation Oncology, Dusseldorf, Germany

1,2

, O. Fielitz

1,2

, W. Budach

, I.

Simiantonakis

1,2

Heinrich-Heine University, Faculty of Physics/Medical

Physics, Duesseldorf, Germany

Purpose or Objective:

Intraoperative Electron Radiation

Therapy (IOERT) refers to the delivery of single high dose

radiation directly to the tumour bed or residual tumour soon

after surgery excision. In this study, a Monte Carlo code was

employed to simulate the NOVAC7 electron beams, which is a

powerful tool for the simulation of clinical radiation beams

and for obtaining detailed knowledge of the characteristics of

therapy beams from linear accelerators. The simulation

makes it possible to evaluate and calculate all dosimetric

relevant necessities such as stopping power ratios, photon

contamination and scatter contribution with high accuracy.

Material and Methods:

The radiation head simulation of

NOVAC7 was performed with the EGSnrc user code BEAMnrc.

The definite information about the head geometry was given

by the manufacturer. Relative absorbed dose measurements,

i.e. percentage depth doses (PDDs) and off-axis profiles

(OAPs), were carried out using radiochromic films

(Gafchromic EBT2, International Specialty Products,

Wayne/USA) in a small water phantom type T41023 (PTW-

Freiburg, Freiburg/Germany). Specifically measured PDDs and

OARs were used to obtain electron energy spectra for

different energies (3, 5, 7 and 9 MeV) and applicators (30,

40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 100 mm). For achieving the measured

R50 the most probable energy of Gaussian distribution was

varied iteratively in small steps (0.05MeV) around the

appropriate nominal energies until a matching of the

calculated and measured values of R50 was obtained.

Results:

Table 1 shows the parameterised data of the PDDs.

Calculated Rmax, R80, R50 and Rp are compared with the

measured values. For all nominal energies the calculated

PDDs agreed within ±2% or ±1 mm with those measured and

local percentage dose and distance to agreement are below

the required thresholds. The values of the most probable

energy and the mean energy of the initial electron beams

used as input into the Monte Carlo simulation are reported in

table 2 for 100 mm applicator. The results were subsequent

evaluated for other applicators. The electron source,

incident on the titanium window, was modelled as an

isotropic point source with a primary Gaussian distribution on

axis. The difference between the mean energy , and the

most probable energy , is due to the presence of a low-

energy tail in the energy spectrum, which is typical for this

type of accelerators.

Conclusion:

This investigation has been performed on a

dedicated IOERT mobile linac (nominal electron energies: 3,

5, 7 and 9 MeV). The virtual model was achieved using the

EGSnrc Monte Carlo system. The procedure was found to be

effective and could lead to the development of a tool to

assist the medical physicist during the NOVAC7 commissioning

where the amount of dosimetric measurement is time-

consuming.

EP-1569

Dose deposition kernel measurements with radiochromic

films

A. González-López

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca,

Radioprotección, El Palmar Murcia, Spain

, C. Ruiz-Morales

, J.A. Vera-Sánchez

IMED Hospitales, Oncología Radioterápica, Elche Alicante,

Spain

Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Protección Radiológica y Física

Médica, Reus Tarragona, Spain